The Meaning and Values of "Good"-Exemplified by Confucius and Mencius's Philosophies
Abstract
Western philosophers and more emphasis on "good" concept or idea, because "good" is often seen as "value" of the source. In addition to the theory of philosophy as metaphysics or ontology beyond the property there is "one", "true", "good" and "beautiful" one, "perfection" or "good self" or equivalent "at a result of "or" God ", the" good "but also as practical philosophy of ethics or ethical behavior of people having sex in the value of the trends, the Chinese Confucian philosophy, even" good "as a synonym for human nature or human nature or human nature characteristics or trends. Confucianism Confucius established the first German to become the religion, its "good" meaning mainly surrounded by good ethical sense, "good" is also presented with the "beauty" of harmonious unity; Mencius addition to extending the ethical significance of good and goodness, concept of harmony and unity, but also pointed out that human nature is good, laid the later Confucian theory of human nature is good tone. In this paper, hole Menger Zi's "good" to explore the meaning and value as a theme, and further attempts to make Confucius and Mencius, the "good" found in "virtue", was completed in the "virtue" can be "good" and described as "people and there are various appropriate relationship between the realization or fulfillment. "